Jean-Marie Massaud

France (1966)

Born in Toulouse in 1966, Jean-Marie Massaud grad­u­ated in 1990 from Les Ateliers, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Créa­tion Indus­trielle, Paris. After working in both Asia and France, he opened his own office in Paris in 1994 dedi­cat­ing himself to both indus­trial and furni­ture design along with build­ing impor­tant rela­tion­ships with brands like Authen­tics, Baccarat, and Magis. His collab­o­ra­tion with Marc Berthier and his work in the field of urban plan­ning led him towards design and archi­tec­ture. His research into the sensory and emotional responses engen­dered by design has led to a signa­ture contex­tual approach devel­op­ing objects for a number of brands includ­ing: B&B Italia, Cassina, Cappellini, Cacharel, Lancôme, Poltrona Frau, Tron­coni and Yamaha. He has been the recip­i­ent of numer­ous design awards and his work is now included in the perma­nent collec­tions of several museums worldwide.